- £450.00
India. (India Prisoner of War Mail). 1917. Envelope addressed to 'M.E. Schooch, Delegue de Comite Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve, Suisse' bearing India "Service" SG 081, 1a carmine tied by Bellary Cantonment double ring '10th My 17' and endorsed 'Reg. Major for O/C/ Ps/ w Camp, Bellary' in blue ink (lower left) with circular 'Passed By Censor/ Bombay/ 7' on face with boxed 'Vendu par/ L' Agence Internationale/ des Prisonniers de Guerre' in blue and hand-struck 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Envelopes et Timbres de Guerre' in green, routed via Italy with 'Verificato Per Censura' label tied by 'Milano/ Posta Estera' and hand-struck '(78) Verificato/ Per Censura', endorsed 'T/ 30c' in m/s pencil and Geneve arrival '22nd June' on reverse.
Bellary Camp contained 137 Turkish Prisoner of War.
